Review Lesson 2 Long Term Causes of World War Two

Remember the causes of World War Two are not always about Europe. There was the European theatre of war and the Asia/Pacific theatre of war. Questions that deal with causes, practices and effects of World War II must consider both theatres of war.

Long Term Causes of World War Two Treaty of Versailles/Paris Peace Conference 1919 Primarily concerned Germany Acronym: Blame Reparations Army (military) Territory League of Nations

Long Term Causes of World War Two EUROPE Did the First World War make the Second World War inevitable? Arguments for WWI being a continuation of WWII Destabilised international relations Weak successor states in central and eastern Europe Resentful Germany USSR isolated and ostracized Italy dissatisfied with peace treaties The role of Stalin’s foreign policy – why Great Britain and France preserve international peace USA a major player – isolationist

Long Term Causes of World War Two Did the First World War make the Second World War inevitable? Arguments against WWI being a continuation of WWII Collective security = League of Nations did have some successes. List what they were! Gustave Streseman and relations with Britain and France improved! Explain. Mid 1920s German economic and political situation more stable. Why was that? Charles Dawes

Long Term Causes of World War Two After the World War One: Words and Phrases – (are you able to write about or talk to the following) Armistice‘stab in the back’Diktat “War – guilt clause” Polish corridor and DanzigAlsace-Lorraine Demilitarised RhinelandAustria + Germany Border changes/new countries in the east of Germany Wilson and his Fourteen Points. (What were they ?)

Long Term Causes of World War Two Economic Problems in Europe: What problems did Europe experience in the 1920’s. How did the economic problems contribute to the War in Europe. Reparations Cost of recovery from the war Loss of resources for Germany – Rhineland, Saar region, foreign territories gone

Long Term Causes of World War Two THE GREAT DEPRESSION Why was Germany particularly vulnerable to the collapse of the banking system in the USA? What was the impact of the Great Depression on Germany? How was the National Socialist German Workers’ Party affected by the Great Depression?

Long Term Causes of World War Two ASIA/Japan Recall: Why did the Empire of Japan expand in the early twentieth century and with what results? Key words and phrases. (Think how these words relate to Japan’s growing military and imperial ambitions contributed to the outbreak of WWII) Raw materials, markets, fuel, economic growth national prideRusso Japanese War 1905 Korea Annexed in 1910 Japan and World War One 1915: 21 Demands and relationship with China Japanese expansion into China and Korean peninsula Samurai tradition – traditional values Increasing military in politics Wall Street Crash/Japanese Industries/silk (economic causes) Create a self-sufficient empire – BUT where? (economic causes)

Long Term Causes of World War Two MANCHURIA. Write a chronology of the events that led to the invasion of Manchuria by the Japanese in 1931.

Long Term Causes of World War Two a_1931.htm htm Read the articles about the invasion of Manchuria. Now make a list. Causes and Impact

Long Term Causes of World War Two What is the message of the political cartoon? Written on the burning paper: Nine Power Treaty Kellogg Pact Written on the paper under the hand: League of Nations